Merry Mother's Day!

I had to work until 1 on Mother's day & after that Casey & Caleb & I went to Texas Roadhouse in Logan. It was my first Texas Roadhouse experience & I thought it was fabulous! I would have to give it 2 thumbs way up!! I had a sirloin steak & BBQ ribs & a baked potato & salad (to ease my quilt a smidgen). We then went to Maurices & I got a new pair of jeans - hooray!! We then went to Lowe's & got . . .

This darling outdoor clock!!

And this cute light!! We also bought another one of these for the entry.

The more I look at these lights though - they more they look like a boob. Oopsie.

So - notice the super cute tiles on the wall?? That is where half of the "Merry" part in my title comes in. For Christmas my parents gave me a gift card to Rod Works & the tiles were the purchase that I made. I could NEVER get Casey to hang them for me - so my blond knight in shining armour came to the rescue. (I won't tell Casey who helped me - tee hee) I LOVE THEM!

The 2nd half of the "Merriness" comes in to play with this!!

Check out the barrel on that sucker! I won't have to worry about him shooting his eye out with this gun because he couldn't turn it & pull the trigger! Casey is going to build himself a gun & his parents ordered him this part for Christmas - & it was on back order until now! CRAZY!

I heart being a mom. There are definitely times of frustration - but more laughter & cuteness than I can imagine.

Wagon?? What wagon?

It's true. Not only have I fallen off of the weight loss wagon - but it is no longer in sight! I was down 8 pounds....I know, I know - not a lot, but a loss is a loss! I'm terrified to get back on the scale. I did SOOOOOOO good until Friday night & then I lost it! I'll break it down for you - but no judging!

Friday: Stayed within my WW points until.....my brother Dylan came over that night to sleep over & around midnight he was hungry so we headed to Wendy's. I had a Jr Bacon Cheeseburger & a value fry. THEN - I made myself a root beer float. My thought process was "Well - if you're going to go over your points - then you might as well just go over your points!" Not only was it terrible that I ate that much - but it was freaking midnight for hells sake! BONUS POINTS: I did exercise today.

Saturday: My first trip to the cheesecake factory. The food I'll give a 6 out of 10 - but the red velvet cheesecake gets a 12 out of 10. Talk about FABULOUS! Red velvet cake between vanilla cheesecake with cream cheese frosting & white chocolate shavings down the side. I'll wait while you wipe the drool off of your keyboard............heaven, right?

So - after lunchie we had a bridal shower for my cousin. They had a spread of food - but I did not partake - until we were getting ready to leave - it is a good hour and a half ride home so I needed food - right?? Then I made myself a turkey sandwich.....accidentally ate a small brownie & small lemon bar. I WASN'T EVEN HUNGRY! But - I love turkey sandwiches with provolone cheese on a white roll. Then my fatness got a Pepsi at the gas station. YUM.

...........but I totally paid for this binge eating. I was sooooooooooo sick! I can't remember the last time I had been so sick. It was embarrassing!! My little sister was over & was probably like "holy crap - you're disgusting" & my husband was probably like "wow - this is cause for divorce papers" I was hating life.

Sunday: Back on the wagon! I had toast & jelly for breakfast - only 2 WW points & was planning on turkey steak salads for lunch - until after church Casey said "Let's go to Wendy's" Why didn't I say no?? I'm going to say I said OK because my dishwasher is broken - & I hate dishes. I got a small combo - so not too terrible. And really - when you're checking account is $200 in the hole - you or your spouse should have the self control to say 'NO MORE SPENDING'. It sucks that we're both weak sauce.

Casey's family came over Sunday night to play cards & everyone brought something to eat. I made homemade choc chip/toffee cookies - delicious! Then we had German chocolate brownies - chips & salsa - more choc chip cookies - Doritos - cheese nips - carrots & watermelon. I had my fair share of chips & salsa & watermelon & cookies. THEN - after everyone left I thought "I better eat a few more cookies because tomorrow I'm starting over again.". . . . .I lied.

Monday: Back on the wagon - again! Cheerios & milk for breakfast=4 WW points. Those damn cookies kept looking at me. It's like the were pounding on the sides of the Tupperware & screaming for me to eat them. So I had one. Then another. Then another! The whole day was downhill from there. I had a total of 6 cookies - mac & cheese - panda express - a Pepsi - & some Cheetos when I got home from work at 11:30 pm.

My brain believes that if I'm going to fail - the I am going to TOTALLY FAIL. Okay - today - for real - the wagon is back in sight. WISH ME LUCK!

Moo

The first weekend in May is usually when my dad rounds up some help & gets his calves branded for the year. So - even though it was quite chilly - the first weekend in May still happened! Angela, Blake, Caleb & I drove out on Friday & we were in for more than we expected! We pulled up to the corrals & noticed that at the other end - they boys (Dad, Griff, Jordon & Dylan) were just getting ready to push the cows in...then they totally lost control of them. It's a frustrating moment & you can literally see steam come out of my dad's ears when that happens. My brother Jordon came rushing over to us on a 4-wheeler & told us to come & help. WHAT?!?! HELP?!?! We just came to eat!!

So - you have a fat chick (myself) & one suffering from a 2 week hacking cough (Angela) running along a fence so that the calves don't jump through it. Angela ended up getting stuck on a barb wire fence at one point - that was good watching - AND - we had to leave Blake & Caleb in the car for 45 minutes! I'm glad that they (and we) survived! Here is the logo that I will use for some T-shirts for Angela & myself for next year.

How come baby anything is so much cuter!? For those that don't know - I am quite terrified of cows. I always have been. When I was little & would go with my dad to feed - he would get out of the truck to cut the twine off of the bales & I would curl up in a ball on the floor of the truck because all of the cows would surround it trying to get the hay. (At least that is what I've been told - but I know deep down they were trying to get me out of the truck to kill me)

Dylan's AWESOME farmer tan...& bulging biceps.

Caleb would NOT get out of the car! The cows are so noisy when they get separated from their babies that I think that scared him. So when we went out on Saturday I packed up the portable DVD player & he watched a movie or 2 in the car.

I told him to smile & say cheese - this is what I got.
My pa

My drugged up little sister. She has terrible allergies & double dosed the benadryl. She was slightly sleepy.

My ma

Casey

Caleb & I meeting Spice

Oh ja bo do - so stinkin cute!

The Saturday gang - from left to right...Ashley, Casey, Caleb, Brittni, Dylan, Derrick, Don, Ted, Jordon, Ruger

The Friday gang. Blake, Dylan, Griffen, Derrick, Don, Jordon & Jed.

Caleb found a new love. Marshmallow brownies. Who can blame him? He was in heaven.

Caleb also got to go on a couple of four-wheeler rides. Once the cows were let out & were able to find their babies - they quit bellering & he wasn't scared to get out of the car anymore.